Occupational Exposures Among Firefighters

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cancer
• Interventions: Other: PFAS / heavy metal testing, exposures

• Registration Number: NCT06173843
• Lead Sponsor: Vincere Cancer Center

Brief Summary

This study aims to understand the effect of occupational exposures, including PFAS exposures, among firefighters.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-12-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-12-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-07
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-18
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-14
• Primary Completion: 2028-12-31
• Study Completion: 2029-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older; any gender
• Currently (or previously) employed as a firefighter, full-time or part-time, participating in Vincere's First Responder Cancer Screening Program
• Willing to provide a blood, urine, and/or tissue sample
• Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study

(A small group of non-firefighters will be enrolled to act as a comparison group)

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Firefighters	PFAS / heavy metal testing, exposures	-
Non-Firefighters	PFAS / heavy metal testing, exposures	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exposures associated with elevated PFAS	5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cancer rates	5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vincere Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States